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TO ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, EDWARD HICKS, of North Hempstead, in the county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspension-Hooks for Horse Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a portion of this specification, in which- -Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of a roof having my improved suspension-hook attached thereto. Figures 2 and 3 are detachedviews, showing the manner of manipulating the hook in attaching it to the roof. Figure si is an edge view of the hook on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a side view of the same, also on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

The object of this invention is to enable the suspension-hook to-be attached tothe rafters of a barn or building with greater' facility than is found possible with the comparatively imperfect ones hitherto in use.

The invention consists in the construction of the hook withl its holding-prong arranged at an angle to its shank, in'such manner that the hook, when held in a suitable position, may be readily passed between the rafter and the roof-boards.

The invention further consists in a no vel construction of theeye'of the hook, whereby the said hook, when attached to a suitable pike-pole, vmay be readily brought and held in the position requisite to insure its proper passage over the rafter.

To enable others te understand the nature andv construction ofmy invention, I willy proceed to describe it with reference to the drawings. v

The straight shank of the hook is marked A in the drawings, and is vfurnished at its lower end with an eye, A*. One side of this eye is made nearly or quite straightas shown at a, while the remaining sides thereof are formed with three corners or notches, represented respectively at (1*, 6*, and 0*. The upper part, I), of the hook is placed at rightangles to the shank just'mentioned, andis furnished at its outer extremity with a downwardly extending prong, c, the oiiiceof which is to hold thehook in its place' upon the rafter, and which is situated at a moderate angle to the shank, as shown infigs. 2,.'3, 'and 4. It is intended that the eye A* be furnished with a link, d, into which may be hooked the hook e ofasuitable pulley, B.

lIn the drawings the rafters of the roof are marked C, and the longitudinal ribs which support the roof-boards or shingles f, are shown at D. When in use thehook `is placed withits upper portion upon the upper side of the rafter, between two of the slats D, with the prong @projecting downward upon that side of the rafter oppesite that at which the shank is situated, the position ofthe hook when thus in use being represented in iig. 1. In passing the hook upon the rafter itis placed upon thehook-shaped end of a pike-pole, indicated at g, and of any requisite length. In those cases in which it is desirable that the hook should be held in a nearly upright position when raised/to the rafter, the hooked end of the pike-pole is placed in the notch or corner a*, as shown in iig. 3, but in those cases where it is requiredthat the said hook shall be inclined downward, as shown in fig. 2, the hook end of pike-pole is placed in the corner 6*, the. hook being retained in either position upon the pikepole by the counterbalancing action of the link d and pulley B which depend from the notch or corner (1*. Inasmuch as the prong is situated at angle to the shank of the hook, as hereinbefore explained, the said prong may be passed between the rafter andv the roof-boards,

,when the shank is situated at a greater or less angle, to

the side of the roof, whereas if the prongwere parallel with the shank considerable diiiiculty would be experienced from the striking of the-shank against the roof in the said operation, the manipulation of the hook in attaching the same to the raftcr being by these means rendered facile and convenient. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#- 1. The hook, constructed with its prong e, situated ut un angle to its shank A, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

2. The eye A* of' the lioolglconstructed, with the angles or corners a* b* 0*, subst antially as and for the purpose herein s'et forth.

EDWARD HICKS.

Witnesses:

J. W. Cocinas', G. W. 

